Sameer Sharma

Tribune News Service

Solan, June 19

Sameer Sharma has done the Army Public School, Dagshai, proud by securing the second position in the All-India rankings of the National Defence Academy (NDA) released by the UPSC recently. Sameer, who passed out from the school this year, cleared the NDA in his first attempt.He has also topped among all schools of the state and all Army Public Schools in the NDA. His performance in the Class XII board examination has also been excellent in which he scored 95.2 per cent marks to top the school and he scored a perfect 100 in physics and 98 in IP.The NDA entrance exam was held in September last year and nearly 5 lakh Class XII students had appeared in it.Son of JWO (IAF) Lalit Kumar Sharma, Sameer hails from Mohali. His mother Seema Sharma owns a saloon.He was enrolled in Class VIII of the school. He has won many accolades and prizes of proficiency during his stay. He was also adjudged the Best Student of the Year 2016-17.Principal SK Mishra while terming it as a proud moment for the school said the school had a special cell which not only encouraged students to appear in the NDA but also arranged special classes.Ravi Sharma, in-charge, NDA classes, said a sense of respect and admiration was imbued in the students so that they could join the armed forces.